38886M7D1: Probation Response to Mental Disorder This activity addresses module outcome 2. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: • MO2: Discuss safety concerns for criminal justice personnel working with persons with mental disorders. (CO1 & 3) Although research confirms that persons with mental disorders do not, as a group, pose a greater […]

38807M6D2: Response to Juvenile Sex Offenders This activity addresses module outcome 2. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: MO2: Articulate evidence-based findings on the efficacy of policies established for the community management of sex offenders. (CO1) Although the nature of the sexually offending behaviors may be similar, there is a raging debate […]

38806M6D1: Indefinite Civil Commitment This activity addresses module outcome 1. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: • MO1: Compare and contrast behavioral health and criminal law perspectives on indefinite civil commitment as a response to sexual offending. (CO3) The U.S. Supreme Court has found the indefinite civil commitment of some sexual offenders […]

38805M6A1 Essay: Residency Restriction Policies and Practices This activity addresses module outcome 3. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: • MO3: Outline patterns of juvenile sex offending and responses to these offenders. (CO1, 3) Psychological, pharmacological, relapse prevention, and behavior modification approaches to sex offender treatment have produced inconsistent, and often, disappointing […]

38747M5D2: Eligibility for Juvenile Problem-Solving Courts This activity addresses module outcome 1. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: • MO1: Articulate the tension between law and psychology in response to wrongdoing by persons with mental illness and substance use disorders. (CO1) Depending upon the type of juvenile problem-solving court, criteria for eligibility […]

38745M5D1: Adjudicative Competence in Mental Health Court This activity addresses module outcome 2. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: • MO2: Compare and contrast models for the application of therapeutic jurisprudence that respond to the physical, psychological, and social needs of adults and youth with justice system involvement. (CO3) Criteria for eligibility […]

38671This activity addresses module outcome 3. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: MO3: Outline the arguments for and against the waiver of juvenile offenders to adult criminal court. (CO 2, 3) Political and legislative efforts to Get Tough on Crime have resulted, in part, in an increased and varied array of […]

38672M4A1 Essay: Case Study Analysis This activity addresses module outcome 2. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: MO2: Compare and contrast behavioral science and criminal law perspectives on the etiology of juvenile offending. (CO1, 2) In this Case Study analysis, you are presented with the opportunity to apply your knowledge of […]